Screenshot 1 of 5. Indoor village market with villagers, wooden crates, tables and lantern light, shown with the SPBR resource pack.
What SPBR works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Minecraft versions | 1.14, 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.4, 1.20.6, 1.21.11, 26.1.2, 26.2, 26.3 |
SPBR (Shulker's PBR) is a vanilla-like 16x resource pack for Java that adds physically based rendering data to familiar textures. It is a renewed pack based on VNR (Vanilla-Normal-Renewed by Poudingue), and it is made by NyaShulker.
Supported versions
- Minecraft 1.14 to 26.3.
What changes visually
The base is vanilla-style 16x textures. SPBR adds physical properties and parallax details to them, and the pack lists PBR, parallax, sub-surface scattering and 3D model among its features.
Shader setup
SPBR supports LabPBR only. Check that your shader handles LabPBR and parallax, then switch both on in its settings. Verified shaders include iterationRP, BSL, Complementary, PTGI GFME, Bliss, Photon, Astralex, Kappa, Nostalgia and Sundial.
If your shader offers the options below, enable them for the fullest effect.
- Voxel parallax and generate normal by parallax
- SSPT or PT support
- Emission and sub-surface scattering
- Disable hardcoded emission, light sources (PT/SSPT) and SSS
- FULL_RT_REFLECTION when running PTGI or PTGI GFME
Official patch packs
Seven official patch packs are listed for SPBR: GlowingOre, GrassParallax, Mirror, BlockEmission, RGBRedstone, DisableGlowingEye and LegacyCompatibility.
How to install SPBR
Put the .zip in the resourcepacks folder (Options, Resource Packs, Open Pack Folder), then move it to the Selected side. The pack is needed on the player's own machine only, and a dedicated host does not support it. Our resource pack install guide covers the steps in more detail. An older or newer release than yours can still load, but shows an incompatibility warning.
Questions about SPBR.
3 questions
Does SPBR need a shader?
SPBR's setup instructions start with the shader. The pack supports LabPBR only, so check that your shader supports LabPBR and parallax, then turn both on in its settings. Optional shader features such as emission and sub-surface scattering can be enabled for better visuals.
Which shaders work with SPBR?
The pack lists iterationRP, BSL, Complementary, PTGI GFME, Bliss, Photon, Astralex, Kappa, Nostalgia and Sundial as verified. SPBR supports LabPBR only, so for any other shader, check that it supports LabPBR and parallax and switch both options on in its settings.
What is SPBR based on?
SPBR is based on VNR (Vanilla-Normal-Renewed), a textures pack by Poudingue. NyaShulker added PBR data on top, so the base art stays close to vanilla 16x.
